Originally Posted by revchuck

My first day back on the bike after the prostate exam-required layoff. It was also the first ride on my new (to me) race bike. It was supposed to be a three hour endurance ride with the freedom to shorten or lengthen it; I decided to do a relatively laid-back group ride that lasted 2:09. I got there a bit late, so I had to chase for the first ten minutes or so, but after that it was pretty nice - big group/cluster, average speed ~20-21 mph. I took a couple of lengthy pulls, and got into a pseudo break for a few minutes. It just felt so good to be back on the bike! hrTSS 140, IF .76. (PT batteries died, hub wrench arrived in the mail today.)

The new bike worked out well. It was my first time on non-175mm cranks; the ones on the crankset I used are 172.5. I can't say I noticed a difference.